Social Responsibility

The University’s Sustainable Materials Innovation Hub works with businesses looking to be more sustainable in their use of plastics.

Academia and industry experts from the UK are exploring ways of converting carbon dioxide and waste into sustainable fuels and chemicals to meet net zero targets.

Student volunteers across The University of Manchester have given up over 1,000 hours of their time to support the COVID-19 vaccination programme.

The project contributes to current research gaps on the wellbeing and progress of neurodiverse people, offering new insights for future service provision and the inclusion of marginalised communities.

The University of Manchester Botanical Grounds (The Firs) is part of the Firs Environmental Research Station, located close to Owen’s Park in Fallowfield.

Manchester Museum, part of The University of Manchester, is celebrating South Asian Heritage Month from 18 July – 17 August, with a number of online activities.

We are pleased to announce that the University has been awarded £500,000 of funding from Wellcome, which will be matched with University funds to provide £1M to accelerate and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) throughout our research and discovery approach.

Want Not Waste are on a roll! For the second year in a row, the team have won the student category of our Making a Difference Awards, for their outstanding contribution to environmental sustainability.

Dr Stephanie Snow and the NHS Voices of Covid-19 team were recently announced as the winners of the emerging impact research category in our Social Responsibility 2021 Making a Difference Awards.

Harriet Larrington-Spencer a doctoral researcher in Geography at the University, has been shortlisted for the 2021 Shaw Trust Disability Power 100, as one of the most influential disabled people in the UK.